Half Stater of Lydia, time of Croesus
CoinsGreek6th century BCE

Half Stater of Lydia, time of Croesus

561 BCE-546 BCE

Description

Foreparts of lion and bull, facing each other; rev: Two incuse squares, one slightly larger. (Of reduced weight, may have been struck later, under Achaemenid rule.)

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
Gold
Culture
Greek
Period
Archaic period
Century
6th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

8.03 g

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